Alzheimer; News from the web:
You can now try the first VR app on android to experience how Alzheimer’s would look and feel!
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Category Archives: Research
Feel often very sleepy? Get it checked!
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new study found that normal older adults who experience excessive sleepiness during the day or significant fatigue may have more brain atrophy than expected for their age, particularly in areas of the brain that are more susceptible to aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Beer and your Brain
Alzheimer; News from the web:
This study investigated the association between consumption of different alcoholic beverages — beer, wine, and spirits — and one of the neuropathological signs of Alzheimer’s disease, β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation in the brain.
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Alzheimer’s maybe caused by fighting off infections
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Alzheimer’s may result from the brain’s effort to fight off infections. While that hypothesis is controversial and highly speculative at this point, it could dramatically alter the way researchers and doctors work to treat and prevent the degenerative disease.
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The Lancet gets involved in Alzheimer’s research
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The Lancet Neurology Commission and accompanying Comments identify key steps that need to be taken to improve patient care and support the research that is urgently needed to develop safe and effective strategies for treatment and prevention.
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Researching Alzheimer’s with your husband
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Dorene Rentz, one of the local neuropsychologists behind a pioneering Alzheimer’s study, spends her days searching for answers in the mysterious plaques that invade the brains of those suffering from the incurable disease.
And Rentz’s search will take on a new sense of urgency in the coming months, as the study gains a key participant: her husband.
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